insular

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a. 岛的, 岛民的, 与世隔绝的, 孤立的, 保守的 [医] 岛的, 胰岛的, 脑岛的

发音

UK /ˈɪnsjələ/
其它
US /ˈɪnsəlɚ/
US /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/

词形变化

insulars 复数 insulars more insular 比较级 most insular 最高级

别名

insulary

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An islander.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.

    岛的

    Near-synonym: islandic

  2. 2.

    Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

    Near-synonym: peninsular

  3. 3.

    Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

  4. 4.

    Relating to the insula in the brain.

    医学
  5. 5.

    Relating to insulin.

    化学 生物
  6. 6.

    (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

    语言学

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

parochial

近义相关 2

private provincial

相关短语

insular Spaniard insular gray fox insular gray foxes insular Spaniards insular tameness insular cortex insular cortices insular grey fox insular grey foxes Insular Peninsula insular script East Insular

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsulāris (“of or belonging to an island”), from īnsula (“an island”), of uncertain origin.

来源：wiktionary